IDA total - Affordability of health care

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in IDA total was 50.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 66.43 in 2004, while its lowest value was 50.32 in 2019.

Definition: The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.

Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)

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Year Value
2004 66.43
2007 63.75
2008 64.30
2009 63.44
2010 62.58
2011 60.45
2012 58.83
2013 56.76
2014 56.52
2015 54.73
2016 54.40
2017 53.90
2018 51.79
2019 50.32
2020 50.54

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in IDA total was 45.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 61.99 in 2004, while its lowest value was 45.61 in 2020.

Definition: The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $1.25 PPP/day).

Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)

See also:

Year Value
2004 61.99
2007 56.89
2008 57.20
2009 57.00
2010 55.87
2011 55.12
2012 54.12
2013 52.32
2014 51.65
2015 50.32
2016 50.82
2017 49.68
2018 47.28
2019 45.91
2020 45.61

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors